Had cps come out and spread ammonium sulphate and edge ahead of seeding in mustard. We've had about 7.5/10s of rain since the beginning of april, on tlground that was 100% saturated going into freeze up so its wet in some rather unorthodox places.
That said, i still though that if we seen some sun and nice weather we'd be seeding in earnest by this weekend which is ~10 days behind what i'd consider normal for the last 10-15 years or so. There is a quarter here or there that drains well that might be possible to start on tomorrow, but alot of these fields are a still a week away if you want to be able to seed everything but the lowest of low spots.
Thats going to put us 2-3 weeks behind normal. Not that i'm complaining... at least we were tremendously fortunate to get the crop off here by remembrance day. A record i hope to never outdo! Further north of here the stories are almost unbelievable. A friend hauls equipment in east central ab, and has talked to a few guys with water logged or snow covered fields with up to 75% of their acreage still sitting out. Neighbors in-laws have 1/3 still out, with many of their neighbors in the same boat to upwards of 50%+. They figure 10 days to 2 weeks before the fields will even hold up a combine let alone see a drill!
Thankfully the long term models seem to be coalescing around a drier basis, but if that changes, a wreck not only for #harvest16, but also #plant17 and subsequently #harvest17 is threatening.
That said, i still though that if we seen some sun and nice weather we'd be seeding in earnest by this weekend which is ~10 days behind what i'd consider normal for the last 10-15 years or so. There is a quarter here or there that drains well that might be possible to start on tomorrow, but alot of these fields are a still a week away if you want to be able to seed everything but the lowest of low spots.
Thats going to put us 2-3 weeks behind normal. Not that i'm complaining... at least we were tremendously fortunate to get the crop off here by remembrance day. A record i hope to never outdo! Further north of here the stories are almost unbelievable. A friend hauls equipment in east central ab, and has talked to a few guys with water logged or snow covered fields with up to 75% of their acreage still sitting out. Neighbors in-laws have 1/3 still out, with many of their neighbors in the same boat to upwards of 50%+. They figure 10 days to 2 weeks before the fields will even hold up a combine let alone see a drill!
Thankfully the long term models seem to be coalescing around a drier basis, but if that changes, a wreck not only for #harvest16, but also #plant17 and subsequently #harvest17 is threatening.
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